Morning Report for Friday 15 March 2024

8:54 AM.Listen to our weekly political editors panel. Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The New Zealand young chef of the year competition was set to be staged this weekend but it has been postponed for a year because of a lack of quality entries.

One of our leading chefs says it… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Specialist builders working from ropes and in synch with helicopters have erected two bridge masts that now tower over the Manganui Gorge on Taranaki Maunga.

The 100 metre Manganui Gorge suspension… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Festival season continues, with the focus this weekend on WOMAD in Taranaki.

English electronic band Morcheeba will be among the dozens of acts taking the stage.

Further south in Wellington… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.After a drawn out debate around the district plan, Wellington City councillors have voted to increase housing density, reduce heritage protection and increase the amount of housing near rail lines.

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8:20 AM.A cancer specialist says the scarcity mentality pervading the government's approach to funding healthcare is contributing to high rates of people being diagnosed with cancer after an emergency… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A central North Island iwi says Māori have been sidelined yet again in the latest decisions on the future of Mt Ruapehu's Whakapapa Skifield.

The Government announced yesterday that it will provide… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The Green Party has suspended one of its MPs, Darleen Tana, after she was linked to alleged migrant exploitation by her husband's company.

A Green Party spokesperson has confirmed Ms Tana was… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The Green Party has suspended one of its MPs, Darleen Tana, after she was linked to alleged migrant exploitation by her husband's company.

A Green Party spokesperson has confirmed Ms Tana was… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.After two nail-biting and explosive test flights last year, the unmanned Starship rocket was launched from the Starbase facility in central Texas just before half past 2 in the morning New Zealand… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.An international road safety expert says the Government must keep applying targets to reduce road fatalities and serious injuries - and that reversing speed limit reductions will drive the road toll… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.A brain researcher says anyone who's experienced repeated head injuries, or knocks, is at risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. 

The family of Billy Guyton, a former Blues and… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Auckland's rail operators are promising the city's trains will run smoother, as a new control centre provides hope there will be no repeat of January's commuter train chaos.

The centre will put staff… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Friday marks five years since the devastating Christchurch mosque shootings, and Canterbury's Muslim community will gather for its largest ever commemoration.

51 worshippers were killed after a… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Today marks five years since the devastating Christchurch mosque shootings, and Canterbury's Muslim community will gather for its largest ever commemoration.

51 worshippers were killed after a gunman… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Campaigners for more houses and bigger apartments in the capital are celebrating major changes to Wellington's zoning rules saying it will help tackle the city's housing crisis.

A majority of… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A leading economist says increased spending on infrastructure is needed to cater for this country's rapidly rising population.

The latest Stats NZ figures show a net gain of 5,300 migrants in January… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Local councils say they're facing increasing costs for basic infrastructure like roads, water and transport, and urgently need new ways to fund it.

According to a report commissioned by Local… Read more Audio